Hog-feeding device



J. VZACiEIEWSKI.

H0@ FEEDING DEWCE.

APPLICATlON FILED IULY 38. 1919.

FIG.

Patented Feb. 8, 1,921.

J. MACIEIEWSKI.

HOG FEEDING DEVICE.

APPLlc/mow FILED JULY la. 1919.

1,367,614, Patented Feb. 8, 19214.

J. MACIEJEWSKI.

H06 FEEDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY Ia, w19.

UNITED STATES@ JOSEPH MACIEJEVSKI, OF KRAKOVV, WISCONSIN.

HOGr-FEEDING DEVICE.

Application filed July 18, 1919.

To all whom 'it' 'muy conce/ML.'

Be it known that i, JOSEPH Macinanwsni, a citizen oi Poland, residing atKrakow, in the county oi Shawano and State ot lWisconsin, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hog-Feeding Devices, ot which thefollowing' is a specification.

The primary object oi the invention is to provide a feeding device forswine and other animals whereby a number ot animals may be easily andquickly :ted at the sanie time, provision being made to prevent waste aswell as to regulate the rapidity of the feeding operation.

A further object of the invention is to provide a swine feeding devicein which the feed may be placed out oi reach oi' the animals to be fed,means being provided for accommodating animals oi'A different sizesaccessible to the nteed when desired, the structure possessing` greatstrength and easily operable by the workmen.

A. still `turther object of the invention is to provide ay stock feedingdevice whereby' the feed may be readily deposited out o't reach of theanimals, the animals being given access thereto whenever desired, thespilling` ot the ieed being thereby prevented while adjustableobstructions prevent the animals .tromdevouring the feed too rapidly.

lV ith these general objects in view the invention consists of the novelcombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described inconnection with the accompanying drawings and in which like referencecharacters designate corresponding' parts throughout the several views.

ln the drawings, I

Figure 1 is a front elevational view oi' the invention withparts brokenaway,

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation thereof,

Fig is a vertical central sectional view taken upon line Ill-lll of Fig.1,

Fig. l is a similar sectional view with the device positioned forreceiving feed inaccessible to the animals to be lied,

Fig. 5 is a top plan view thereof,

Fig. tl is a vertical detail sectional view taken through a side portionoi the device showing one of the locking members in its engagingposition,

F '7 is a view thereof in horizontal section taken upon line VUMVII ofFig. (i, and Y Fig. 8 is a perspective detail view of a Specification ofLetters atent.

Patented Feb. 8, 1921.

Serial No. 311,860.

corner portion oi' an approach-board for the animals.

My invention broadly comprises a feed trough 10 mounted upon a base 11between upright ends 12 adapted to receive t'eed over the rear edge 13of the trough for animals approaching the trough through head receivingopenings ist ot ay barrier 15 adjacent the ',t'ront edge 16 of saidtrough 10. A gate l? slidable between guides 18 adjacent the forwardedges of the ends 12 is adapted tor lowering tor preventing access tothe trough 10 through the openings '1f-1 during the placing of feed inthe trough as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings.

A slide plate 19 is adjustably positioned in guides 2O at the rear edgesof the ends 12 connected to the gate l? by means of chains 21 passingover sprocket wheels 22 in brackets 23 projecting inwardly of the topsot said ends 12. connecting rod 2st is preterably provided between thebrackets 23 and it will be appa-rent that upon moving the plate 1S)upwardly and downwardly by means ot the handles 25 carried by said platethat the gate 1T will simultaneously nieve downwardly and upwardly or inan opposite direction with respect to the plate.

lllhen it is desired to fill the trough 10 with feed, the plate 19 iselevated permitting free access to the trough rearwardly ot the devicewhile the gate 17 being lowered prevents the animals from obtainingaccess to the trough. lVhenever desired to iced the animals, the plate19 is lowered into contact with the rear portion of the trough and.

maintained inthis position with the gate 17 .elevated by means of alatch 26 pivoted to the plate 19 tor loc-hing` engagement beneath thehook 2T upon the rear edge 13 of the trough. An approach-board 2S isremovably niounted at an inclination between the opposite pairs oiguides 1S il'orwardly et the barrier 'l5 having swinging hooks .29 forfitting between the guides 1S when the approach-board in position .toruse as best illustrated in Figs. 3 and it ot the drawings. T he gate1'.7 substantially rests upon the board when the gate is lowered andwhen the gate is elevated,'the animals on the board QS may reach throughthe openings 'ist and eat the teed out oi the trough 10.

Guards il() are pivoted by bolts 3l adjacent the bottoni of the barrier15 for swinging laterally of the openings 14 and thereby regulating thesize of said openings for the more or less free passage of the heads ofthe animals through the openings as well as to accommodate the feedingdevice more perfectly for animals of different sizes. A con nector 32slidable in brackets 34 upon the barrier 15 is adjustably connected tothe guards 30 by means of bolts 33 passing through suitable openings 33in the connector 32 and through slots 35 in the upper angular ends ofsaid guards 30. An operat ing lever 36 is pivoted as at 37 to thebarrier 15 loosely connected by a bolt 33 carried by the connector 32within a slot 39 of the said lever 36. lt will be evident that uponshifting the lever 36 by means of its upper angular end 40, theconnector 32 will be longitudinally moved for simultaneously adjustingthe guards 30relatively of the openings 14. A pin 41 is connected by achain 42 with the lever 36 adapted for positioning through the slot 39for selectively seating in sockets 43 of the barrier 15 when the guards30 are adjusted as found desirable.

Substantially U-shaped frames 44 are carried by the ends 12 and a rearbrace 45 connected between said'ends, the forward inwardly projectingterminal portions 46 of the frames constituting locking means adaptedfor projecting between the pairs of guides 13 within the path ofmovement above the gate 17 when the gate is lowered. @perating handles47 upon a central portion 48 of the brace 45 are operatively Connectedas at 49 with the adjacent portions of the frames 44 whereby movementsof the handles 47 toward each other or inwardly results in outwardlymoving or proj ecting the locking portions 46 thereby releasing the gate17. Limiting straps 5() upon the outer sides of the ends 12 overlie theframes 44, limiting the outward movement thereof. The complete operationof the invention will be fully understood from this detail descriptionthereof, the animals being prevented from interfering with the depositof food in the trough 10 by lowering the gate 17 and loclc ing the sameby the frame 44` When de.

sired to prevent the animals from eating too rapidly, the guards 30 areshifted as far overlying the openings 14 as desired and permitting onlyportions of the animals heads to enter the trough 10. Vhile the form ofVthe invention herein set forth is believed preferable it will beunderstood that minor changes may be made therein without departing fromthe spirit and scope thereof.

l/Vhat I claim as new is 2- Y 1. A feeding device comprising a trough, agate and a plate reversely shiftable adj acent the opposite sides of thetrough, and

operating connections between the said plateand gate.

2. A feeding device comprising a trough, a gate anda plate reversely:shi'ftableadja cent the opposite sides of the trough, operatingconnections between the said plate and gate, and a barrier between saidtrough and the path of movement of the gate having a plurality ofopenings therethrough adapted for accommodating animals therethrough tothe said trough,

3. A feeding device comprising a trough, a gate and a plate reverselyshiftable adjacent the opposite'sides of the trough, operatingconnections between the said plate and gate, a barrier between saidtrough and the path of movement of the gate having a plurality ofopenings therethrough adapted for accommodating animals therethrough tothe said trough, simultaneously adjustable guards for said openingscarried by the barrier, and adjustable retaining means for the saidguards.

4. A device of the class described comprising a base, ends upon thebase, a feed trough between said ends upon the rear portion of the base,a barrier upon the base forwardly of the trough having head receivingopenings therethrough, guards adapted for swinging relatively of theopenings pivoted to the barrier, simultaneous operating means for saidguards, a removable approachboard forwardly of the barrier detachablymounted adjacent the forward edge of the base, a gate verticallyslidable between the forward edge portions of said ends, a slide plateshiftable between the rear portions of the ends,

' sprockets carried by the ends above the plane of said barrier, andchains passing over said wheels connected between the upper sides ofsaid gate and plate.

A device of the class described comprising` a base, ends upon the base,a feed trough between said ends upon the rear portion of the base, abarrier upon the base forwardly of the trough having head receivingopenings therethrough, guards adapted for swinging relatively of theopenin gs pivoted to the barrier, simultaneous operating means for saidguards, a removable approach-board forwardly of the barrier detachablymounted adjacent the forward edge of the base, a gate verticallyslidable between the forward edge portions of said ends, a slideplateshiftable between the rear portions of the ends, sprockets carried`by the ends above the plane of said barrier, chains passing over saidwheels connected between the upper sides of said gate and plate, framescarried by said ends having inwardly projecting portions overlying thegate when theframes are at theinward limit of their movement, operatinghandles for the frames above the level and rear ardly of said trough,and locking connections between said plate and trough adapted foroperation when the gate is elevated.

in testimony whereof l affix my signature.

Josnrnnacinmwsni,

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